A total of 20 Semarang State Polytechnic (Polines) students from the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Department received educational scholarships from Kitano Foundation Japan and PT Indonesia Stanley Electric (ISE).
This is the third time this scholarship is being awarded by the company and attended by the management of PT ISE, namely Mr. Makoto Ogawa (President Director), Mr. Satoshi Wakabayashi (Kitano Foundation), SL Suwanto (Director) and Heroica Budi (ISE HRD Manager). The event was opened by Adhy Purnomo, ST, MT. (Police Deputy Director for Student Affairs), in the Multipurpose Room, Polines Campus, Tembalang, Friday (24/8). Also present were department heads, lecturers, students and related parties.
Deputy Director for Student Affairs Polines, Adhy Purnomo, ST, MT. welcomes the initiative of the industry to support the education process in Indonesia in the form of providing scholarships for students. "Hopefully this scholarship will increase students' enthusiasm to continue learning," he said. The cooperative relationship between industry and Polines higher education institutions will continue to be strengthened. So that this synergy will also encourage the creation of graduates who are skilled, competitive and professional. In addition to scholarships, collaboration will be in the form of student internships/practices.
Next, Mr. Satoshi Wakabayashi, said that his company is an industry that produces two-wheeled and four-wheeled automotive lamps for use by most of the automotive industry in Indonesia. Currently, from 1600 employees there are 20 Polines alumni who have worked in their company. "We are very open for the best graduates of Polines to have a career at PT ISE," he explained. "The presence of Polines graduates also supports the company's business," he concluded.
After the scholarship award ceremony, it was followed by a guest lecture with resource person SL Suwanto (Director of ISE). In this lecture opportunity, Suwanto gave motivation to Polines students. "In our company, every employee must have good morals," he said firmly. With good morale, employees will work together for the progress of the company.